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Needs Analysis for a Tactical Athlete
March 25, 2019
Learn the basics of conducting a needs analysis for tactical athletes based on the athlete’s goals and desired outcomes, assessments, limitations on workout frequency and duration, equipment availability, health and injury status, and occupational physiological demands.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Testing and Evaluation Tactical Needs Analysis TSAC-F
Why Youth Strength and Conditioning Matters
June 1, 2017
Providing a safe and effective youth strength and conditioning program is only the foundation of their long-term athletic development.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design Youth Training Srength and Conditioning Coaching LTAD Athletic Development
Design and Planning for Endurance Training
February 11, 2019
This section from the book, Developing Endurance, gives an overview of how to plan and develop a program for endurance athletes by following four steps.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Program design Endurance Training Endurance Athlete Programming Developing Endurance
Introducing Non-Traditional Sports for U.S. Youth Strength and Conditioning Development
September 24, 2021
The purpose of this article is to make the case for implementing non-traditional sports into training programs that prepare youth for participation in traditional American sports and bridge the gap between pedagogy of physical education and strength and conditioning youth coaching.
Coaches Program design Pedagogy Gaelic Football Youth Education hs-coaching
Plyometric Training
August 14, 2020
This excerpt describes plyometric training with regards to the stretch-shortening cycle.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Science Plyometrics Stretch-Shortening Cycle Bounding Leaping
Reducing the Risk of ACL Injuries in American Football Players— Early Investment for Long-Term Gains
March 18, 2019
Football is a high intensity collision based sport that has an inherent risk of injury in both competition and practice. The focus of ACL injuries and the development of injury prevention programs have been key in the development of youth athletes to keep them participating in sport with reduced risk of injury.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design Organization and Administration
From the Ground to Space – Utilization of a Flywheel Device Across Tactical Populations
August 23, 2024TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Testing and Evaluation Flywheel Astronauts Force-Time Curve Load Management
The 8 Main Movement Patterns – A Programming Framework for Tactical Strength and Conditioning
July 2, 2021
This article details the rationale for making the eight main movements the foundation of tactical strength and conditioning.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Movement Patterns Jumping Tactical Athlete Medicine Ball TSAC-F
In-Season Training for High School 100-m Sprinters
February 29, 2020
This NSCA Coach article focuses on the in-season resistance training and mobility exercises designed for the 100-m sprint track and field high school athlete.
Coaches Program design Sprinting High School Athlete Program Design Vertical Jump hs-coaching
Introduction to Dynamic Warm-Up
June 1, 2017
Interest is growing in warm-up procedures that involve dynamic activities and sport-specific movements that maximize active ranges of motion at different movement-specific speeds while preparing the body for the demands of sport training and competition.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique warm-up dynamic warm-up strength and conditioning
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